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GHSA-h7pc-85cg-wmch

GitHub Security Advisory

Downloads Resources over HTTP in kindlegen

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

Affected versions of `kindlegen` insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.

In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running `kindlegen`.

## Recommendation

Update to version 1.1.0 or greater.

Affected Packages

npm kindlegen
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 1.1.0)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-h7pc-85cg-wmch
Published
February 18, 2019 11:35 PM
Last Modified
January 8, 2021 6:42 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
npm
Primary Package
kindlegen
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 4, 2025 6:15 AM

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